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Post by stereoimage on Jul 29, 2011 10:20:51 GMT 12
Here is a slightly different take on Aviation Photography... For a few years now I have been perfecting the low light Long Exposure, and aircraft taking off and landing can create awesome images  Hope you like them  This is an ATR-72 performing a go around after a Cessna Caravan had engine trouble just before it was about to take off...     |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2011 10:57:34 GMT 12
Great stuff, very impressive. I recall that Mumbles did the same thing a few years back at Wellington Airport with great results.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2011 11:01:24 GMT 12
Happy birthday by the way, Chris!
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 29, 2011 11:29:50 GMT 12
Brilliant pics, a rain-free evening in the Capital, what is the world coming too  |
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Post by shorty on Jul 29, 2011 15:20:21 GMT 12
in a similar vein, a Canberra B(I) 12 start up and taxy. RAAF Tindal. NT  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2011 16:40:01 GMT 12
That is cool Shorty!!
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Post by Ykato on Jul 29, 2011 18:21:13 GMT 12
V  photo's Stereoimage & shorty thanks for shareing |
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Post by jonesy on Jul 29, 2011 22:15:04 GMT 12
Fantastic pics of a great city! Quick question tho...on the 3rd photo (with the tyres in the foreground) there seems to be a pattern of 3 lights in a triangular style repeated throughout the shot. Can you tell me what those are?
I lived in Wgtn for a few years and would struggle to remember such gorgeous evenings!
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Post by Bruce on Jul 29, 2011 22:24:36 GMT 12
Strobes I'd say....
the fin tip light would double flash - and the one below it would be the green wingtip, with Red on the other side.
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Post by stereoimage on Jul 30, 2011 0:24:41 GMT 12
Hi Jonesy. There are actually two aircraft landing that this shot... The first one was a 737, the second was an ATR-72. Bruce is right, they are from the strobes of the ATR |
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Post by Tony on Jul 30, 2011 2:32:24 GMT 12
V photo's Stereoimage & shorty thanks for shareing What he said ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by airsidenz on Jul 30, 2011 10:44:50 GMT 12
incredible work, keep it up
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Post by stu on Jul 30, 2011 22:26:07 GMT 12
V photo's Stereoimage & shorty thanks for shareing What he said ;D ;D ;D What they all said  Stunning. |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jul 31, 2011 18:39:19 GMT 12
Very cool images, great work. |
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Post by mumbles on Jul 31, 2011 23:13:16 GMT 12
Great stuff, very impressive. I recall that Mumbles did the same thing a few years back at Wellington Airport with great results. Nothing like as good as these ;D What sort of settings are you using for these Stereoimage? The shot with the south celestial pole is awesome I've been meaning to revisit this now that I've had a bit more practice, but finding the time to get out there at the time of day required is a bit of an issue. In the meantime I got busy the other week taking pictures of the ISS and Space Shuttle Atlantis during the latter's final flight: ISS  Atlantis on it's second to last pass ever over NZ:  Both shots have the spacecraft moving into the Earth's shadow hence the fade-out. First attempt at photographing space vehicles, was an interesting exercise in trying to anticipate exactly where they were going to be in the sky, with not much room for error or adjustment if I got it wrong |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 1, 2011 10:00:13 GMT 12
Wow Sam, that's amazing you were able to photograph the shuttle and ISS.
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Post by beagle on Aug 1, 2011 19:32:49 GMT 12
great images guys. yep i really want to start looking into long time exposure shots this summer.
take it a tripod is a must have.
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Post by stereoimage on Aug 1, 2011 22:55:02 GMT 12
Whoa thats cool Mumbles... Thats a hard shot to get! The settings for my shots depend on how much light pollution there is around. The ones with the stars moving is about a 30minute exposure I think. The other are anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. All you need to these is a good tripod and a remote or cable shutter release. also remember to turn OFF any image stabilisation in the lenses. lots of new ones come with it and it will freak out if your camera is steady already. Use mirror up / bulb release to avoid any shakes from the mirror moving, and well, click away! apertures are anywhere from f8 to f16 depending on how long you want to leave your shutter open for. Many digital cameras will just start to make up random information if they dont get enough light so that will determine how long you can leave your shutter open for... Im lucky i can get 35mins before that happens with the D700, but it used to be 20mins. The one before that was 5mins which was no fun at all! edit: The editor of KiwiFLyer is keen on me doing my next Aviation Photography article about long exposures, so keep an eye out for the issue after next ! The next issue has a tutorial i wrote about air to air photography with the help of some great A2A photographers, including our very own Gavin Conroy! |
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Post by slackie on Aug 2, 2011 21:23:26 GMT 12
Here's a couple I did in Hamilton Tower a few years back...   Had to sit very still for this one |
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Post by Ykato on Aug 3, 2011 0:09:57 GMT 12
Here's a couple I did in Hamilton Tower a few years back... Had to sit very still for this one |
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